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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 20 January 1860 because Charles Cowper had resigned from parliament on 26 October 1859, but was re-elected at the resulting by-election, having been nominated without his consent.

Dates

Candidates

• Peter Faucett was a barrister and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He had received the most votes of the unsuccessful candidates at the 1859 East Sydney by-election.

• Robert Stewart was cabinetmaker and undertaking who was nominated by the Reverend John Lang. He had received the most votes of the unsuccessful candidates at the 1859 West Sydney election.

• John West was the conservative editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Antony Green described his nomination as a joke on the hustings. The Empire gave a detailed account of the nomination of Reverend West, while the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the nominator had spoken in a "facetious strain for some minutes".

Result

See also

• Electoral results for the district of East Sydney
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. ^ "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
2. Cowper, Charles (28 October 1859). "To the electors of East Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
4. ^ Cowper, Charles (14 November 1859). "To the electors of East Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
5. "Writs of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 5. 9 January 1860. p. 39. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
6. ^ "East Sydney: the nomination". The Empire. 19 January 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
7. Green, Antony. "1859 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
8. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
9. "East Sydney Election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1860. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.

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